{"id":625,"date":"2006-09-05T14:58:13","date_gmt":"2006-09-05T19:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/2006\/09\/05\/denvers-first-garden-roof\/"},"modified":"2006-09-05T14:58:13","modified_gmt":"2006-09-05T19:58:13","slug":"denvers-first-garden-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/denvers-first-garden-roof\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver&#8217;s First Garden Roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/extras.mnginteractive.com\/live\/media\/site36\/2006\/0904\/20060904_094339_CD05_epa.jpg\" width=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s new regional headquarters at 16th and Wynkoop has installed Metro Denver&#8217;s first &quot;green roof&quot;, which is designed to insulate the building and help reduce the amount of rainwater that hits the streets.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We really think green roofs are the wave of the future and 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